CVE-2026-7279

eMPIA Technology|AVACAST - DLL Hijacking

Published Apr 28, 2026 CVSS 4.0 · 8.5 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
AVACAST developed by eMPIA Technology, has a DLL Hijacking vulnerability, allowing authenticated local attackers to place a malicious DLL in a specific directory, resulting in arbitrary code execution with system privileges when the system loads the DLL.

Remediation

Vendor Solution

Update to version 5.10.10.45 or later.

Tracking

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Advisories

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History
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Empia Technology
Empia Technology avacast
Vendors & Products Empia Technology
Empia Technology avacast
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description AVACAST developed by eMPIA Technology, has a DLL Hijacking vulnerability, allowing authenticated local attackers to place a malicious DLL in a specific directory, resulting in arbitrary code execution with system privileges when the system loads the DLL.
Title eMPIA Technology|AVACAST - DLL Hijacking
Weaknesses CWE-427
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 8.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
twcert
Published
Updated
Apr 28, 2026, 12:14 PM
Reserved
Apr 28, 2026, 6:55 AM
Status
Deferred
Published
Apr 28, 2026, 10:16 AM
Modified
Oct 26, 2026, 9:10 PM